November 4, 2016 Meeting, Board of Trustees
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November 4, 2016 meeting, Board of Trustees THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Columbus, Ohio, November 3-4, 2016 The Board of Trustees met on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Longaberger Alumni House and Friday, November 4, 2016, at Curl Hall of the North Residential District in Columbus, Ohio, pursuant to adjournment. ** ** ** Minutes of the last meeting were approved. 309 November 4, 2016 meeting, Board of Trustees The Chairman, Mr. Shumate, called the meeting of the Board of Trustees to order on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 2:00pm. Present: Alex Shumate, Chairman, Linda S. Kass, Michael J. Gasser, Janet B. Reid, William G. Jurgensen, Jeffrey Wadsworth, Timothy P. Smucker, Cheryl L. Krueger, Brent R. Porteus, Erin P. Hoeflinger, Alex R. Fischer, Abigail S. Wexner, Hiroyuki Fujita, Corbett A. Price, Alan VanderMolen, James D. Klingbeil, Halie M. Vilagi, and Lydia A. Lancaster. Clark C. Kellogg was absent. Mr. Shumate: Good afternoon. I would like to convene the meeting of the Board of Trustees and ask the secretary to note the attendance. Dr. Thompson: A quorum is present, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Shumate: I hereby move that the board recess into executive session to consider business sensitive trade secret matters required to be kept confidential by federal and state statutes, and to discuss personnel matters regarding the appointment, employment, and compensation of public officials. May I have a second? Upon motion of Mr. Shumate, seconded by Dr. Wadsworth, the Board of Trustees adopted the foregoing motion by unanimous roll call vote, cast by trustees Mr. Shumate, Mrs. Kass, Mr. Gasser, Dr. Reid, Mr. Jurgensen, Dr. Wadsworth, Mr. Smucker, Ms. Krueger, Mr. Porteus, Mrs. Hoeflinger, Mr. Fischer, Mrs. Wexner, Dr. Fujita, Ms. Vilagi, and Dr. Lancaster. Mr. Kellogg was absent. Dr. Thompson: Motion carries, Mr. Chairman. *** The Chairman, Mr. Shumate, reconvened the meeting of the Board of Trustees on Friday, November 4, 2016 at 9:59am. Mr. Shumate: Thank you for being here this morning. It is my pleasure to reconvene the meeting of the Board of Trustees and ask the secretary to note the attendance. Dr. Thompson: A quorum is present, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Shumate: Thank you. Again, welcome to everyone and it is certainly a pleasure to be in this wonderful facility at Curl Hall and we will hear more about this North Residential District further into our meeting. It is great to see everyone this morning and we look forward to the discussion with the board. So we are able to conduct the business of this meeting in an orderly fashion, I would ask that the ringers on all cell phones and other communication devices, be turned off at this time and I would like to ask all members of 310 November 4, 2016 meeting, Board of Trustees the audience to please observe rules of decorum proper to the conducting of business at hand. I will now call on one of our student trustees, Dr. Lydia Lancaster, to present the student recognition awards. *** STUDENT RECOGNITION AWARDS Dr. Lancaster: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to call Robin Smith and Daniel Leach up to the table. First, I would like to introduce Robin. Robin Smith is a senior honors student in the College of Arts and Sciences - Behavioral and Social Sciences. She has maintained a 3.88 cumulative GPA while pursuing a double major in Political Science and Russian. Robin has been the recipient of several awards from various Ohio State departments, including the 2015 Jacobina Aman Award for best undergraduate research paper in International Relations. Additionally, she was awarded the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship, as well as the National Security Language Initiative for Youth scholarship, and she has spent time studying in Russia for both programs. During her time on campus, Robin has been a very involved student. She is an associate editor for the Alger Magazine, OSU’s undergraduate foreign affairs magazine, works for the Mershon Center for International Security Studies, and serves as a grader for the Political Science Department. Robin has also been involved in Buck-I-Serv, Collegiate Council on World Affairs, and the Mountaineers club. She is also a member of the Honors Collegium and Phi Beta Kappa. As for the future, Robin has accepted a position with the Department of Defense as a language analyst and will be moving to Anchorage, Alaska upon graduation. When not almost seeing Russia from the comfort of her apartment at Joint Base Elemdorf-Richard, she plans to spend time rock climbing, hiking, and avoiding frostbite. Robin, we wish you the best, and we are certain you will represent the Buckeye nation exceptionally in your future endeavors. Please join me in congratulating Robin! Ms. Smith: Thanks, Lydia. Good morning, everyone. I have been instructed to give remarks now, I have never had to do this before, so hopefully it goes okay. First, thank you for presenting me with this award. It was a complete surprise and I am very humbled. The credit truly goes to my professors, especially Professor Gerry Hudson from Political Science and Professor Angela Brintlinger from Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures. Unfortunately, neither could be here today, and of course, to Professor Herrmann for the initial conversation that helped me make the choice to attend Ohio State. Also, thank you to my friends, two of whom are here today, for supporting me and making me laugh through the past seven semesters of limited sleep and high amounts of caffeine. Although I am not your typical buckeye, I do my grocery shopping during football games and still mess up the verses to Carmen, I am deeply appreciative of the opportunity to have spent these past seven semesters at Ohio State pursuing a liberal arts education in the College of Arts and Sciences. When I came to Ohio State, I was terrified of being swallowed up in large lecture halls, but I have been privileged to be in the honors program, as well as in a small department, Russian, where I have become close with my fellow students and professors. These small and engaging classes have challenged my way of viewing the world, particularly a seminar on the Soviet version of World War II and a critical security studies seminar analyzing alternative theories of international conflict. Additionally, I have loved the experience of bouncing around from department to department taking classes for fun. I have been in the Spanish department, taken 311 November 4, 2016 meeting, Board of Trustees classes in contemporary dance, rock climbing, and even taking a class in Gospel Choir, in addition to classes for requirements, which have been, let’s be honest for a nerd like me, also fun. Because of the breadth of this liberal arts education, I have been able to explore how different disciplines connect to and enrich each other. By extension, I have been able to be exposed to many different, yet still valid ways of knowing that exist in the world. Thank goodness, I have another semester left. Finally, to conclude I would like to thank my parents and grandmother for understanding the value of this liberal arts education Ohio State has provided. For understanding that yes, I can get a job with a degree in Russian and Political Science, but more importantly I thank them for understanding how a liberal arts education has helped me become an analytical thinker, eager to explore and question the world around me. Thank you. Dr. Lancaster: Thank you so much, Robin. Our next student to be recognized is Dr. Daniel Leach from the College of Dentistry, which is my home turf. Dr. Daniel Leach is a chief Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) resident in the College of Dentistry. He obtained a bachelor of science degree in biology at the University of South Carolina and he received his doctorate of dental medicine from the Medical University of South Carolina, College of Dental Medicine. OMFS, or Oral Surgery, is the one of the nine specialty programs offered in the College of Dentistry and is a true bridge between dentistry and medicine. From wisdom teeth extractions to removing head and neck cancers, this specialty provides diagnoses and surgical treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects involving the oral and maxillofacial regions. In addition to providing care in the oral surgery clinic at the College of Dentistry, Dr. Leach also spends a large portion of his residency operating and treating patients in the Wexner Medical Center as well as Nationwide Children’s Hospital. When not in the operating room, Dr. Leach is involved in research and volunteerism. He has presented his research on bone regeneration at the national level and has given various lectures to dental students and those in other academic arenas. Dr. Leach has been involved in dental community outreach and has served as a dental faculty advisor during the PODEMOS (Partnership for Ongoing Development, Education, and Medical Outreach Solutions) Honduras health mission trip, which is organized by Ohio State health professional students. He is a member of the American Dental Association and the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. After graduation, Daniel will serve as a practicing oral surgeon in South Carolina, and also plans to serve as an OMFS adjunct faculty member at the Medical University of South Carolina with hopes to share his exceptional OSU training back in his home state. Please join me in congratulating my fellow dental colleague, Dr. Daniel Leach! Dr. Leach: Thank you very much, Lydia. First, I would like to thank my beautiful wife, Sarah, for all her love and support throughout my training.